Maccabi Haifa reached the top with 66:74 over Ashdod

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The third round at the top of the Athena Winner Women’s Basketball League held tonight (Thursday) created an interesting ranking picture at the top of the league table. Haifa’s away win in Ashdod lifted it to the top of the table, followed by Hapoel Rishon LeZion in second place.

Roi Levin’s Blues scored all seven shots from the line, all three shots across the arc and also enjoyed a beautiful output from Kadija Kyiv in color. They finished the first quarter with a surprising 18:28 advantage. The gap in the second quarter continued to revolve around ten points, with Rishon using its lethal weapon – Jenny Sims who finished the half with 15 points, but the defense continued to fake, and Petah Tikva went down to the break with a six point lead, but the flow and percentages continued. – until she achieved a 57:57 tie four minutes before the end of the third quarter, which ended in 61:64 in favor of the visitors. What Rishon Lezion failed to do for three quarters, it managed to do in the last ten minutes of the match and achieved an important victory at the end.

From the start of the game, Haifa had an advantage ranging from five to seven points, mainly thanks to a good defensive game and impressive shooting ability in the first half by Bernice Mosby, who finished the first 20 minutes with 17 points. In Ashdod, Kelsey Boon stood out until the break with 13 points. The third quarter ended with a minimal 48:50 advantage for Haifa and in the fourth and final quarter, Haifa continued to maintain the advantage that even reached 10 points. Ashdod continued to show desire and motivation, but Haifa was more efficient and even increased to 66:74 until the end.

At the start of the game, it was the host from Ramla who, after five minutes of play, led 11:14 and within 2 minutes there was a significant 2:12 reversal for Ramat Hasharon, which rose to 22:31 at the end of the first quarter. Ramat Hasharon had already risen to 13 points, but then Ramat Sharoni slackened and there was a considerable improvement in the level and the difference shrank before the whistle to half to 50:49. The third quarter was controlled by Ramla who at the end of 30 minutes of play led 67:73. The advantage of the upper Shira’s apprenticeship was maintained by five points, two minutes to go, but Eli Rabi’s apprentices, who returned to the lines, recovered and created six consecutive points and gained a three-point advantage. Paulina Hressler equalized by shooting from a distance and forced extra time. The last five minutes were completely controlled by Ramla, who washed the floor with 12 points.

Maccabi Ramat Gan defeated Elitzur Holon 94:97 at home. Notable among the host from Ramat Gan is Laney Harper who finished the game with 32 points and Alisis Jenkins with 21 points. We will mention in Holon the talented youngster Hoodia Kabada, not yet 17 years old, who scored 12 points in 33 minutes of play and delivered three assists. The outstanding scorer in Holon was Daniel Adams. In addition, the Herzliya girls defeated Elitzur Virali Tel Aviv 64:75 at home. Britney Brown and Kristin Simon often scored for Herzliya with 19 each and for Tiana Moldero with 23 each.

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